Post by Cindy on Jul 23, 2015 13:18:15 GMT -5
Isaiah 26:8–11 —Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. *My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. *Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the LORD. *O LORD, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them. *
Is God the desire of our hearts? Do we really long for Him? Do we love spending time with Him in His Word, and just can't get enough of it? Or is it what He can give us that we long for? Or rather what we want Him to give us? Are we just going through the motions, lukewarm at best? Or are we like this passage and so many others say, on fire for God and His Word? Loving Him with all our hearts, all our minds, and all our strength? Do we want to please Him more then we want to please our family, or our friends or bosses? Does He come before them? Does His Word? Do we examine ourselves to see if we're in the faith? (2 Cor 13:5) Do we pray with the psalmist: Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. *See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. * (Psalm 139:23–24)
Is God the desire of our hearts? Do we really long for Him? Do we love spending time with Him in His Word, and just can't get enough of it? Or is it what He can give us that we long for? Or rather what we want Him to give us? Are we just going through the motions, lukewarm at best? Or are we like this passage and so many others say, on fire for God and His Word? Loving Him with all our hearts, all our minds, and all our strength? Do we want to please Him more then we want to please our family, or our friends or bosses? Does He come before them? Does His Word? Do we examine ourselves to see if we're in the faith? (2 Cor 13:5) Do we pray with the psalmist: Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. *See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. * (Psalm 139:23–24)
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